First Aid

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Action: Evaluate a Casualty and Practice Individual Preventive Medicine Countermeasures

Conditions: Given a Soldier who has signs and/or symptoms of an injury

Standards: Identify all injuries and/or conditions that require immediate first aid in the correct sequence and applied preventive medicine countermeasures to protect, as appropriate

Evaluate a Casualty & Preventive Medicine Countermeasures

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Actions before approaching casualty

• Approach the casualty

• Check for responsiveness

• Position the casualty onto his or her back

Provide Field Care to the Casualty

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Evaluate the Casualty

• Check the casualty for breathing

• Check the casualty for bleeding

• Check for fractures

• Check for burns

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AVPU

• A = Alert

• V = Responds to Voice

• P = Responds to Pain

• U = Unresponsive

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• Administer pain medications and antibiotics

• Transport the casualty

• Provide additional care

• Reassure the casualty

Additional Field Care to the Casualty

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• Apply proper preventive medicine measures (PMMs) for protection against cold injuries

• Apply proper PMMs for protection against heat injuries

• Apply proper PMMs for protection against insect bites and insect-borne diseases

Practice Individual Preventive Medicine Countermeasures

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Practice Individual Preventive Medicine Countermeasures Cont.

• C – Cleanliness and Care

• O – Avoid Overheating

• L – Layers and Looseness

• D - Dry

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Practice Individual Preventive Medicine Countermeasures Cont.

• Apply proper PMMs for protection against poisonous plants and animals

• Apply proper PMMs for protection against disease from contaminated food and water

• Apply proper PMMs for protection against diseases from human waste

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Practice Individual Preventive Medicine Countermeasures Cont.

• Apply proper PMMs to protect against disease from soil and common objects

• Maintain personal hygiene on the move

• Maintain your level of nutrition

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Practice Individual Preventive Medicine Countermeasures Cont.

• Take measures to resist stress

• Protect against sexually transmitted diseases (STDS)

• Protect against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS

• Avoid adverse effects of tobacco products

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Action: Evaluate a Casualty and Practice Individual Preventive Medicine Countermeasures

Conditions: Given a Soldier who has signs and/or symptoms of an injury

Standards: Identify all injuries and/or conditions that require immediate first aid in the correct sequence and applied preventive medicine countermeasures to protect, as appropriate

Terminal Learning Objective